Download or read book Castles of the Samurai written by Jennifer Mitchelhill and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2003 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The castles of Japan are a product of the country's long history of civil warnd samurai rule from the Middle Ages to mid-19th century. They functionedoth as military fortresses as well as symbols of authority. Theyncorporated powerful mechanisms for warding off attackers, yet as symbolshey were possessed of immense beauty and grace.;This study is divided intoour parts: the first examines who built these castles and why, with anncisive look at Japanese history and the internecine fighting betweenamurai clans; the second part discusses the castle as a fortress - themportance of its location, its layout, stone walls and moats, towers, gates,hooting holes, and stone drops; the third part covers the beauty of theastle as a symbol, covering the intricate craftsmanship seen in structuraletail and the aesthetics of the samurai class itself; and the fourth partontains practical information on visiting castles and gleaning the most from first-hand view.
Download or read book Pebbles and Izzy written by Lynette Collins and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pebbles and Izzy is a collection of small books for children who are just learning to read. The books are full of wonderful characters and amazing little stories to help children find out how much fun reading can be and to help them use their own imaginations as they meet all of Pebble and Izzy's friends and family. The books are full of fun and laugher.
Download or read book Build A Knight s Castle written by Annalie Seaman and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the enthralling medieval world of castles attacked and defended by brave and noble knights! This interactive puzzle-in-a-book invites kids ages 7 and up to pop out and assemble a stand-up castle complete with knights and battle equipment. Like real archaeologists, kids will interpret clues from medieval documents, paintings, maps, and ground surveys. They can then apply their knowledge to excavate the site of a besieged castle and reconstruct both the castle and the battle scene, figuring out how the pieces of wall fit together, what’s located inside the courtyard, how a trebuchet works, and much more. With the final setup of warring knights on horseback, the battle comes to life! This book offers hours of imaginative play so fascinating that kids won’t even notice how much they’re learning.
Download or read book British and Foreign Building Stones written by John Watson and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This descriptive catalogue provides full details and building related information on the rock samples found in the Sedgwick Collection.
Download or read book BRIDGING CIVIL MILITARY GAP Strategies for Robust Relationships and Successful Operations written by Anthonia Egbujiobi and published by Anthonia Egbujiobi Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-22 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely and relevant book, Flight Lieutenant Anthonia Egbujiobi presents facts and figures from her detailed research on curbing insecurity and calls for co-operation between the military and civilians as the way to combating insecurity. The book also suggests how this collaboration can and should be achieved. She was inspired to author this book when she was nominated by the United Nations to serve in Congo as a military observer. Her experiences about the programmes and empowerment schemes she conducted in Congo - which earned her a recognition and award by the UN and Nigerian Air Force — with the peoples and communities where she served are documented in her first book titled, Building Castles With Pebbles.
Download or read book Colchester Castle a Roman Building and the Oldest and Noblest Monument of the Romans in Britain written by George Buckler and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landscape in the Longue Dur e written by Christopher Tilley and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pebbles are usually found only on the beach, in the liminal space between land and sea. But what happens when pebbles extend inland and create a ridge brushing against the sky? Landscape in the Longue Durée is a 4,000 year history of pebbles. It is based on the results of a four-year archaeological research project of the east Devon Pebblebed heathlands, a fascinating and geologically unique landscape in the UK whose bedrock is composed entirely of water-rounded pebbles. Christopher Tilley uses this landscape to argue that pebbles are like no other kind of stone – they occupy an especial place both in the prehistoric past and in our contemporary culture. It is for this reason that we must re-think continuity and change in a radically new way by considering embodied relations between people and things over the long term. Dividing the book into two parts, Tilley first explores the prehistoric landscape from the Mesolithic to the end of the Iron Age, and follows with an analysis of the same landscape from the eighteenth into the twenty-first century. The major findings of the four-year study are revealed through this chronological journey: from archaeological discoveries, such as the excavation of three early Bronze Age cairns, to the documentation of all 829 surviving pebble structures, and beyond, to the impact of the landscape on local economies and its importance today as a military training camp. The results of the study will inform many disciplines including archaeology, cultural and art history, anthropology, conservation, and landscape studies.
Download or read book The Romano British Villa at Castle Copse Great Bedwyn written by E. P. Allison and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These efforts have shed light not only on the history of the villa itself, but also on the shifting focus of power over the course of a millennium at the sites associated with Castle Copse in the immediate region - the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury, a post-Roman settlement, and a Saxon village destined to become an urban center.
Download or read book A History of the Late Medieval Siege 1200 1500 written by Peter Fraser Purton and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2009 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of a two-volume history of siege warfare and techniques in Europe and the Middle and Far East covering the period 450-1500. --
Download or read book The Pacific Monthly written by William Bittle Wells and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Under the Sky written by Sally Schweizer and published by Rudolf Steiner Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Sky is an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to cultivate children's play and imagination. It features ideas for planning expeditions and adventures, for toys and equipment, and activities for all four seasons and all four elements! It includes plans, tips and advice on child-friendly outdoor design, materials, surfaces, seating, gardening, pets, wildlife even campfires, picnics and train journeys... Under the Sky also contains a chapter showing how educators can work towards formal 'Early Years' government goals.
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Download or read book Natural Stone and World Heritage written by Ruth Siddall and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the stone used to build the castles of Edward I in North West Wales. It provides a description of the available geological resources and the building materials used in the construction of Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech and Beaumaris Castles. It takes a broad view of this subject, placing the stone used in the castles in the context of both earlier and later buildings across the region of study, from the Neolithic up until the present day. The book will serve as a useful source book for geologists, archaeologists, architects, representatives of the natural stone industry, historians and cultural heritage management professionals specifically and for academic and non-academic communities, travellers and tourism industry operators in general.
Download or read book Living Geography written by James Dobson and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meets the requirements of the Revised National Curriculum. Integrated and continuous assessment. Re-capping and reinforcement throughout. Homework and Assessment books that accompany the series contain guidance notes for assessments and provide photocopiable worksheets. Support for differentation. Up-to-date information.
Download or read book Castle Park Dunbar written by David R. Perry and published by Society Antiquaries Scotland. This book was released on 2000 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title looks at the long history of fortification that has been revealed excavations on a rocky headland high above the harbour at Dunbar on the east coast of Scotland.
Download or read book The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely written by Benedict Kiely and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2003 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first meaning of 'the state of Ireland' is that it's a place where stories are still told, deliciously and by masters of the art, of whom Benedict Kiely is one, perhaps the foremost."--Guy Davenport, New York Times Book Review This treasure chest of a book contains the complete short stories and novellas by Benedict Kiely's, one of the great storytellers of our time and any nation. This edition contains a new introduction by the author, as well as his afterword to the acclaimed novella, Proxopera.
Download or read book Ancient Buildings and Earthquakes written by Ferruccio Ferrigni and published by Edipuglia srl. This book was released on 2005 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
